Two short flicks made in part by Coquitlam teens are part of the sixth annual Reel Youth Film Festival, which runs next week in conjunction with the Vancouver International Film Festival.
She Who Is - by directors Siarrah Kane, Christie Kay, Coquitlam's Jakub Markiewicz and Alia Youssef - a movie that is described as "exposing surprising ways that women perpetuate their own and their sisters' oppression" will be screened at 2:15 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.) and at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Pacific Cinematheque (1131 Howe St.).
And Blueberry Haiku - directed by Coquitlam's Sam Massooleh as well as Shay Alford - about "an unbearably ironic poem, a pompous English teacher and a classroom full of would-be intellectuals" premieres at the same times and places.
The festival screens short films made by young people under 20, and the festival tour kicks off at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
For tickets and information, visit the film festival website at reelyouth.ca/VIFF12.
